Any Ideas When Diners Club might take New Applications Again?
Jan 11, 2019, 10:23 am
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Even chip transactions? I've only had my card blocked once but that was because I tried to order something from a website based in another country while I was in Mexico (and I had used my card + PIN once or twice beforehand, so I presume that's how they could tell I was there).
Jan 11, 2019, 10:30 am
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Even chip transactions? I've only had my card blocked once but that was because I tried to order something from a website based in another country while I was in Mexico (and I had used my card + PIN once or twice beforehand, so I presume that's how they could tell I was there).
Jan 11, 2019, 12:07 pm
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That's unfortunate. The only thing I can think of is to use the card more often so that they have a better idea of your purchase habits (but even then, I don't exactly use mine all that often and I generally don't have issues). Maybe others have additional ideas as well.
Mar 26, 2019, 4:39 pm
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You sure it wasn't tip that you're supposed to enter? MasterCard rules actually prohibit tip adjust (the "usual" restaurant behavior in the US) if a PIN's used with the chip; because it's so uncommon, it's a lot easier and cost-effective for some to simply disable PIN functionality altogether than to buy wireless terminals or have people pay at the front.
Mar 26, 2019, 6:39 pm
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Speaking of restaurants, though, I'm running into more and more that have chip readers built into their POS systems (and configured so that PIN is disabled/signature line always prints). While unfortunate, there simply aren't enough PIN preferring cards in the US to justify doing anything else.